Catherine@whitequark·Jan 7, 2019TIL grasses contain glasses [silica contributes 2-5% of dry mass of many grass leaves]besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.comSilica in grasses as a defence against insect herbivores: contrasting effects on folivores and a...1 Silica, deposited as opaline phytoliths in the leaves of grasses, constitutes 2–5% of dry leaf mass, yet its function remains unclear. It has been proposed that silica may act as an antiherbivor...8523
'(·)@allgebrahReplying to @whitequark♪ some of those that eat glasses / are the same that burn grasses ♫8:13 PM · Jan 7, 2019·Twitter Web Client3 Likes
